Pete Smith Movies

A Pete Smith Specialty. The annual compendium of highlights from last season's major intercollegiate gridiron classics.

The second "Pete Smith Special" dealing with Fala, the pet dog of the late-President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who died long before the release of this...

Harry Horseknuckle tries to figure out what to do with some strange and unwanted gifts.

This Pete Smith Specialty short shows newsreel clips of people performing strange stunts. Among those featured are a motorcyclist driving through a...

A few different methods that are supposed to help with memorization are presented

A satire on movie newsreels combines with humorous narration of silent screen footage in this one reel comedy short.

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a series of vignettes illustrate some ways that mothers-in-law irritate, and/or cause problems for, their...

1938 short film starring Prudence Penny.

Tells the story of young Willie Mosconi. From growing up with his father's pool hall downstairs to his first US Championship.

This "Pete Smith Specialty" features narrated clips of acrobats and stunt performers who earn their living in unusual and exciting ways.

In this Pete Smith Specialty short, clips from several unidentified silent films are woven into a story, with humorous commentary by Smith.

Re-enactment of how the 726-carat Jonker diamond was discovered in South Africa in 1905 by the family of Jacobus Jonker; how it was sold to Harry...

A little dog must learn to become friends with a big dog.

The Green Bay Packers teach football tips.

This short looks at the following questions: How would you act as an expectant father? How many greeting cards are sold in the USA each year? Why do...

This short film presents an unusual Beverly Hills store called the Patio Shop, where trash is turned into art.

A man looks at stacks of canisters of film on shelves. He pulls out a few to show real-life events caught on camera. He pulls out spools of film that...

This Pete Smith Specialty short looks at the notion that a man chases a woman till he catches her. Who's really chasing whom?

Short film covering a variety of topics that folks may have wondered about.

A dog living in a junkyard learns that all stray dogs will be exterminated by 3 o'clock that afternoon, so sets off to find a master before the...